Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 672-005
Date: Tuesday, February 15, 1972 at 12:47 PM
Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.
Recording device: Oval Office
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/672-005

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[4:09:32] NIXON: I don't hold much the kitchen. Who there? A few swinging on the water show [unintelligible] There'll be a time
[4:09:42] EHRLICHMAN: Wait and see. Well, nobody will be in time, but uh it's [unintelligible] will be just fine.
[4:09:50] NIXON: Then figure I'm staying up until Sunday night. Now we keep Monday clear so we can stay over. [crosstalk] Well, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
[4:09:58] EHRLICHMAN: Yeah. But we'll keep Monday clear so you can stay over Monday. Yeah, and if you feel like uh what you final- really have to start working once, which is Monday. And I might just really uh start feeling it, and uh at the last day, I'll I'll know whether you want to come back, or I'll say, "Hey, why don't you stay?"
[4:10:19] NIXON: So, we'll keep Monday. Keep Monday open [crosstalk] as far as you [unintelligible]
[4:10:22] EHRLICHMAN: We might just stay.
[4:10:24] NIXON: Now with regard to the appearance in the country, do we have to steal any of those [unintelligible]